Malegaon textile park to create 10,000 jobs

The Maharashtra Government will develop an integrated textile park on the sprawling 345 hectare of land in Malegaon. The Government took a decision to hand over the land to the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC).

State Industries Minister Subhash Desai, said, “The proposed park will be developed on the theme of Cotton to Cloth, Farm to Fashion. The integrated textile park will house units from weaving, spinning and garmenting segments. The investment of Rs 1 lakh crore is expected, and 10,000 jobs will be created there.”

He also informed that the objective is to strengthen linkages that would take into account farmers who produces cotton, to spinning of yarn, to ready-made garments in industrial units, complete with innovative design and marketing. MIDC will develop common effluent treatment plant at the Malegaon integrated textile park.